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The Age of Melancholy : Major Depression and Its Social Origins.
Asks why the incidence of depression has been on such an increase, if our basic biology hasn't changed as rapidly. To find answers, the author looks at the social forces, cultural and environmental upheavals, and other external, group factors that have undergone significant change.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor & Francis Ltd.,
2005.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Front cover; Contents; Preface; Section I: The Diagnosis of Depression; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. The Birth and Growth of Major Depression; Chapter 3. The Evolution of Depression as a Diagnosis; Section II: Social Psychiatry; Chapter 4. The Birth and Growth of Social Psychiatry; Chapter 5. The Retreat of Social Psychiatry; Section III: The Frequency of Depression and a Lesson from War and Society; Chapter 6. Interpreting the Burden of Depression; Chapter 7. A Lesson from War Syndromes; Chapter 8. Things Fall Apart: Society and Depression in the 21st Century.